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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1661934, member: 15929&quot;]Judging from the photographs, it appears as if the OP&#039;s coin had been gold plated at one point in time and that plating has worn off on the high points but not the reeding. The color in the photograph screan CnClad to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the weight tolerances quoted by Conder, he is absolutely correct. </p><p><br /></p><p>For a perfect world that is as I have a 1973-S 40% Silver coin which weighs in at 23.1 grams which I consider to be the low end of the spectrum for 40% Silver Clad coins. It&#039;s a weakly struck coin due to the thin planchet which is not that uncommon. On the same token, I also have a 1973-S 40% Clad coin that weighs in at 25.3 grams which is not particularly high but in comparison with the &quot;lightweight&quot; it is a measurable amount.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, plating Eisenhower Dollars in gold was quite common back in the day as folks could sell them for a profit to the non-numismatic minions. I&#039;ve seen adverts with a $3.00 sell price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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